Automobile signaling device



Sept. 1-, 1925 i551949 w. E. F. GIBSON AUTOMOBILE SIGNALING DEVICEL Filed Feb. l' 1925 Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM EDWARD FRANCIS GIBSON, OF NELSON, BRI'IISH COLUMBIA, OANADA.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNALING DEVIGE.

Application filed February T all whom z't may concem:

Be it kno-wn that I, 1/VILLIAM EDWARD FRANOIS Gnsson, a citizen of the United States, and a resident 0f the. town of Nelson, in the Province 01 British Colu1nbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Signaling Devices, 0f which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in autornobile signaling devices and the object 0f 1ny invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device which can be readily and easily zipplied to an automobile 01" eitl1er the open or closed type f01 manipulation by the driver to indicate the direction of travel 0'f tl1eca1 either straight ahead 01 to the right or left, as the case may be, 0r at intersections, bends, o1 turns instreets or highways, tl1ereby enabling observers t0 determirie the course of the car and thus avoiding accident.

I attainthis object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying dravvings, in which Fig. 1 is an outside view 0f 1ny device.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 3 is an outside view, illustrating the 11se 01 the signaling member.

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view, the hand being extended.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the outer end 0f the device, the casing being removed.

Similar figures 0f reference indic'ate similar parts throughout the several views.

The device consists of a casing 1, 01 any suitable dimensions, the outer end 0f which is open, as at 2, while its inner end is elosed as at 3 and provided with a tubular extension 4, threaded at its extrernity as at 5 and having a nut 6 mounted 0n the threaded portion, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 Mounted in the bore of the extension 4 is a tubular rod 7 one end of which extends into the casing 1 and is split to provide divided ends 8 and 9 and a longitudinal slot 10 of suitable length and width, wl1ile its opposite end extends to a point within easy mach of' the operator when the device is in place, as hereinafter described, and is provided with a longitudinal slot 11.

Normally housed within the casing and disposed horizontally therein is the signaling member, Which in this case is shown in the fonm of a hand, indicated by the nu- 17, 1925. Serial N0. 9,751.

meral 12, which hand is constructed 0f tl1in sheet metal and l1as its inner end fomned as two -spaced discs 13 and 14 pivota-llyconnected re'spectiyely t0 the divided ends 8 and 9 0'f the tubular rod 7 by pivots 15 and 16, and secured at its 10Wer edge 13 the inside of one of the discs; in thisease 13, is a thin metal strip 17 spaced at its upper edge slightly apart from the disc, t0' which strip is c0i1nected the outwardly bent end 18 of' a rod l9which extends longitudinally through the bore 0f the tubular rod 7, the opposite end 20 of this rod 19. beim}; bent downwardly and passed freely throughthe slot 11 in the tube 7. The end 20 is eyed as at 21 so that it may be conneoted by a pin 22 to the lower end of a normally vertica1 handle 23 pivotally mounted on a pin 24 extending fro1n side to side 0f the me1nber 7 and pfeferaltgl} inter1nediate the length of the slo-t 11, although another hole 01' holes, indicated by the numeral 25, 1nay be provided to receive the pin 24 and enable adjustment of the position of the handle longitudinally 01 the slot to be effected, i;i" desired.

26 indicates a pin secured transversely through the rod 7 positioned to actas a stop to limit the outward movement of the rod past the point necessary for exposing the signal, while 28 and 29 indicate elamp portions adapted to secure the device to the side standard 30 of a windshield 31, of an open car, a fragmentary portion of these two latter elements being shown in Figs. 1

and 2 for the purpose 0f illustration. For use with a closed car, the clamps are dispensed with, and the extension 4 is passed through the side of the car til1 the end 3 abuts against the outside 0f the car, thenut 6 being tightened up, after which the op erating parts are assernbled, and to ensure steadiness of the casing and prevent its mov ing from a vertical position a steady pin 32 is provided 0n the end 3 Wl110l1 extends int0 the side 0f the car. The casing may have spots painted on its front side to represent buttons, as i1 it were a coat sleeve, as indicated by the numeral 33 in Figs. 1 and 3.

The manner in Whieh the device operates Will be readily seen. It is mounted so that the casing 1 projects outwafdly and horizontally from the left hand side of the automobile with the handle 23 within easy mach of the driver, the signal hand 12 being normally out of sight und housed within the casing. When turning to the leftthe handle 23 is gnipped and the tub1ilar rod 7 and tl1e band 12 moved outwardly, the hand being thon exposed in a horizontal positiona-nd left in such position until the turn is made, when it is again drznvn into th'e casing by moving the rod 7 in the opposite direction, that is, into the car. lVliei1'til-iriingfi0' the right the hand is moved outwardly as before, and the handle 23 swu1'1g on its pivot towards the left hand, as indiczitedby the dotted lines in Fig. 3*, th-uspi1lling back the rod 19 and swinging the band upwardly to an angle of 4:5 degrees, Whore it remains till the turn is made, after Wl1i0h i't is dfawn into the easin-g again by moving the handle back toits verti jal positionanddrawing the rod 7 inwaidly. In the safnemanner, Wl1en slowing down or stopping, tlie' hand is"moVed outwar'dlyto the horizontal position 2tnd the handle pulled to tl1e right'h-andthu'smov ing the rod 19 Outwardly and swingihg' tho handdoWnwardly toan angle of 45 degroes where it remains until the stop is made or more Inom ent'um gziined, after Whicl1i't is drawn into and l1oused Within the oasing again. 1

It Will be Seen from tlieforegoin'g, therefore,'that I have devisedja simple, pm'ctical, and inexpensive; signaling device for usek on automobiles and other lnoving vehicle5, whether of the op6no1 Clo'sed type, a'nd Whic'h isof gr'eat conv61i-ience and utility.

What I claim as my invention is l. An automoloile signaling device comprising, g casing open at one end and olosed at its opposite end, a tubular rod extending horizontally-through the olosedond o:f the casing, a direction indicating device normally housed within the oasing pivoted to the end of said rod whereby longitudinal 'nlover'nent of thelatter projeots the device horizontally from the casing, and a second rod extending throughthe first 1nentioned one oonneoted at one er'1d to the said indicating devioe whereby longitudinal movement of the said second rod swings tl1e proj'eted device about its pivot.

2. An automobile signaling device co1n prising, a casing open at one end und olosed at its opposite end, a tubular rod extending horizontally through the closed endfo'fthe casing, a direction 'indioating dvice normally housed within the casin'g pivot'ed to the end of said rod whereby longitudinal movenient of the latter projeots the deviee horizont'zilly fron1 the casing, a seoond rod .extending 'longitud-inallj throughthe fi-rst menti0neol one connected at one end to the said indicating device wherby longitudinal movement oi:' the said second rod swings the projected devioe aibout its pivot and a han dle f-or Op6rmting said sec0nd rod pivotzllly mounted on the first mentionedone.

Dated at Nelson,- B. C., this 29th day of Januar'y, 1925. 7

WILLIAM EDWARD FRANGIS GIBSON. 

